Her collapse, however, no doubt, was briefer and she had in a manner recovered herself before he intervened.

"Of course I'm afraid for my life.

But that's nothing.

It isn't that." He was silent a little longer, as if thinking what it might be.
"There's something I have in mind that I can still do." But she threw off at last, with a sharp sad headshake, drying her eyes, what he could still do.

"I don't care for that.